Mumbai: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who struck headlines with his remarks on intolerance, on Wednesday said that he and his wife Kiran Rao have no intention of leaving the country. He said that he stands by everything what he said.
“We never did (have any intention of leaving), and nor would we like to in the future. Anyone implying the opposite has either not seen my interview or is deliberately trying to distort what I have said. India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying,” said Aamir in a statement.
On Monday, Aamir’s comments on intolerance created a storm in the country. At an event in Delhi, Aamir said, “When I chat with Kiran at home, she says, ‘should we move out of India?’ That’s a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make. She fears for her child. She fears what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day. That does indicate that there is this sense of growing disquiet, there is growing despondency apart from alarm.”
